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25 October 2023
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Power, Renewables

US renewables’ wait for the IRA to kick in

The package of incentives in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act should help maintain US leadership in clean energy development and financing. But, according to Proximo...

23 October 2023
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Telecoms and Communications

Webinar replay: Sustainable Finance for Digital Infrastructure

Proximo Intelligence in collaboration with ING hosted a live webinar on Sustainable Finance for Digital Infrastructure on 15th November 2023. View the key takeaways and...

19 October 2023
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Metals and Mining

Lithium mining: Matching financing to friendshoring

What the collapse of a promising lithium acquisition says about the challenges in financing big-ticket mining assets in developed markets.

13 October 2023
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Social infrastructure, Transport

GCC social infrastructure PPP builds on solid legal blocks

Social infrastructure PPP continues to accelerate in the GCC, particularly Saudi. And the back-story is no longer one of diminished government coffers.

05 October 2023
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Transport

Does Brightline point to a bright future for US high-speed rail?

The opening of Brightline's second passenger line has lifted the forward outlook for high-speed rail (HSR) line development in the US - but not by much. US HSR...

28 September 2023
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Power

AQUIND: Reaching beyond the red tape

Since the launch of Ofgem’s cap and floor regime, HVDC interconnectors have begun to transform into a project finance asset class in the UK. Nevertheless, projects such...

26 September 2023
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Renewables

Improving the bankability of EU green hydrogen projects: A closer look at offtakes

Offtake is key to bankability – and when it comes to hydrogen projects, offtake contracts can be a major challenge. Leo Klie, Consultant and Columbia Climate School...

21 September 2023
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Renewables

Baltic Power: An offshore wind first for Poland

The project financing backing the Baltic Power project has just signed – but the rest of the first wave of Poland’s embryonic offshore wind sector is facing delays. The...

15 September 2023
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Power, Renewables

Chasing Proportional Amortization Method

How pursuit of proportional amortization method (PAM) accounting may trigger a power or renewables developer’s exploration of their own options. By Brett Weal, Principal,...

14 September 2023
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Oil & gas

Proximo Weekly: Why 2023 DFIs are not 2012 DFIs

A new study of World Bank trade finance activity glosses over ten years of market evolution.

08 September 2023
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Power

Proximo Weekly: Chilean electricity securitisation – simplify to diversify

Chile’s latest tariff recovery receivables securitisation demonstrates the willingness of the Chilean government to ensure bankability whatever the market conditions.

01 September 2023
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Power

The DoE offers a cure for the US transmission permitting mess

US transmission is troubled by a lack of pipeline, not a lack of capital. A new DoE grant programme aims to speed up approvals.

25 August 2023
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Renewables

Putting a spanner to the CfD works

An unfolding cost crisis in the UK offshore wind sector is causing market concerns about the CfD regime that do not appear to be getting through to the UK government. The...

25 August 2023
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Oil & gas

Proximo Weekly: Will the next wave of fertiliser deals be greener than the last?

With the US holding a significant gas price advantage, the dynamics of traditional fertiliser production, particularly in Europe, are changing. But that change could also...

24 August 2023

Impact finance – the secret to scale is in the blend (part one)

Impact investment and blended finance – both key strategies in attracting private sector funding into energy transition, particularly in developing markets. So how to...

10 August 2023

GRIDSERVE: EV Charging project finance scales up

What Allego and Meridiam started in EV charging project financing, GRIDSERVE has taken to the next level.

03 August 2023
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Renewables

US hydrogen’s route to bankable

What needs to happen for hydrogen to become a mainstream project finance asset in the US? A panel of lenders, developers and advisers gathers to discuss risk allocation...

01 August 2023

Proximocast: 20 minutes with Melisa Simic, Nuveen

Proximo interviews Melisa Simic, a senior director in ESG integration infrastructure at Nuveen, about the integration of ESG frameworks into infrastructure investment....

27 July 2023
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Oil & gas

FPSO Mero 4: A familiar formula for offshore oil & gas

SBM Offshore has completed its third ECA-backed FPSO financing in as many years. The $1.6 billion project finance deal for the FPSO Mero 4 benefits from a now familiar...

25 July 2023
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Oil & gas

Rio Grande LNG: Outsized deal – outsized complications

At $12.3 billion of debt raised, Rio Grande LNG has broken volume records. But its size was matched by the scale of complication in its path to financial close.